Sergeant cleared of assaulting man in custodypublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
Peter Jordan was accused of using excessive force and leaving a man with two broken teeth.
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Key updates on Friday 3 May:
Local elections: Minor parties make gains across North West
Labour celebrate 'stunning' win in Trafford
Wirral Council hung after gains by Tories and Greens
Bid to oust Liverpool mayor launched after polls close
Labour loses seven seats and control of Bolton Council
Lancashire: Labour make gains in Chorley
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Sergeant cleared of assaulting man in custodypublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
Man Utd's Fred subjected to racist abusepublished at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
07:52 GMT 23 March 2021Manchester United midfielder Fred says we "cannot feed that culture" of racism, after suffering racist abuse on social media after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup on Sunday.
Read MoreThe North West’s last photos before lockdownpublished at 07:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
07:31 GMT 23 March 2021People share photos of life before lockdown to mark one year since restrictions were imposed.
Read More'I never ever want to go back there again'published at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
07:06 GMT 23 March 2021On the first anniversary of the Covid lockdown, six people discuss how their lives have changed.
Read MoreParties, pubs and snowballs: A year of Covid finespublished at 06:38 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2021
06:38 GMT 23 March 2021Dracula fans, takeaway lovers and thwarted drinkers are all counting the cost of flouting the rules.
Read MoreZoo reveals 'bold' plan to tackle extinctionspublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
18:37 GMT 22 March 2021Chester Zoo aims to train 5,000 conservationists and improve more than 600,000 acres of habitat.
Read MoreUniversity staff strike called off after talkspublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
16:39 GMT 22 March 2021Industrial action is halted after the University of Central Lancashire agrees to suspend job cuts.
Read MoreFootball's Darkest Secret - the survivors' storiespublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
16:37 GMT 22 March 2021In a new BBC three-part programme, Football's Darkest Secret, survivors of child sexual abuse in football talk about the impact on their lives and about speaking out.
Read MoreNew powerhouse rail station plan 'bold vision'published at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
15:02 GMT 22 March 2021Bradford must be included in any northern Powerhouse rail project and have a new station, a council leader says.
Read MoreParamedic 'struggled to cope in bombing aftermath'published at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
14:55 GMT 22 March 2021Lea Vaughan says she was not trained to deal with the mental impact of the Manchester Arena attack.
Read MorePro bodybuilder must repay illegal steroid cashpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
14:53 GMT 22 March 2021Nathan DeAsha, 34, sold steroids worth £10,000 to to the Pain and Gain gym in Barnstaple.
Read MoreLancs sign India's Iyer for One-Day Cuppublished at 12:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
12:38 GMT 22 March 2021Lancashire sign India top-order batsman Shreyas Iyer for the group stages of the One-Day Cup.
Read MoreCounty cricket to continue on BBC radiopublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
12:01 GMT 22 March 2021BBC local radio will continue to broadcast ball-by-ball county cricket commentary for the next four seasons.
Read MoreMidlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
08:25 GMT 22 March 2021The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.
Read MoreOut with the RSPCA in their busiest yearpublished at 07:34 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
07:34 GMT 22 March 2021The charity fears that pets could be abandoned as lockdown eases and people return to work.
Read More'I do take a moment to reflect'published at 06:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
06:46 GMT 22 March 2021Bury councillor Tamoor Tariq shares his experience of catching coronavirus twice.
Read MoreTwice-hit Covid councillor 'still not recovered'published at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2021
06:09 GMT 22 March 2021A year ago, Tamoor Tariq published a distressing video of himself gasping for breath with the virus.
Read MoreLeicester see off Man Utd to reach semispublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021
19:37 GMT 21 March 2021Leicester City move into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1981-82 as they eliminate Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.
Read MoreCouncil takeover 'would render new mayor powerless'published at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021
15:48 GMT 21 March 2021A rumoured takeover of Liverpool City Council would see commissioners take control of the authority.
Read MoreTribute to 'much-loved' son after motorbike crashpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2021
13:39 GMT 21 March 2021The family of Liam Houghton, 18, says "our jigsaw will always be missing a piece".
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